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January-March 2007 News Posts

January 5, 2007
Technical Cooperation Network Wins an USAID Contract
Launched in November 2003 under the USAID-funded Management and Leadership Program implemented by MSH, TCNetwork is a global community of independent, high quality management and leadership consultants 


January 5, 2007
LeaderNet Developing a New Section on Professionalizing Leadership and Management
In follow-up to the seminar, "An Urgent Call to Professionalize Leadership and Management," conducted in October 2006, LeaderNet is continuing to work to make the Professionalizing Leadership and Management section of this website a resource for members. 


January 5, 2007
Final Forum on Financial Sustainability
The Global Exchange Network (GEN) for Reproductive Health held the last in a series of three forums in Spanish on the financial sustainability of reproductive health (RH) programs and organizations, December 4-8, 2006. 


January 5, 2007
LMS Assists the AWN on Repositioning Family Planning
13 members of the African Women's Network (AWN) from six countries (Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Togo, and Benin) participated in a 4-day leadership and advocacy workshop 


January 19, 2007
Nicaragua: Highlights of Recent Achievements.
LMS is implementing a large multi-sector program in Nicaragua called PRONICASS— Nicaragua Social Sector Reform Program. Its goal is to improve social sector efficiency and transparency. 


January 19, 2007
Assistance to the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) in Nigeria.
LMS and MEASURE Evaluation conducted an assessment of CCM governance in December 2006. 


January 19, 2007
Emerging Results from the Nepal Results Oriented Leadership Development Program (ROLDP)
The pilot phase of this LDP with multi-sector teams in three districts ended in December. Results of teams’ implementation of their action plans are being reported to local facilitators during coaching visits. 


January 19, 2007
Cross-Sectoral and South-South Exchanges
The Leadership Development Program (LDP), adapted to Guyana and the HIV/AIDS context in USAID’s Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project implemented by FHI with MSH as a sub-contractor, is continuing to bear fruit. 


January 19, 2007
Use of MSH Publications in 2006
Requests for permission to use publications is an effective method for monitoring the contribution of applied knowledge to the domestic and international health community. 


January 19, 2007
2006 Accomplishments of the Aswan Governorate, Egypt
With core funding from USAID/W, the Management and Leadership (M&L) Program implemented a Leadership Development Program (LDP) in Aswan from 2002-2003. 


March 9, 2007
Menu of Indicators on Management and Leadership Capacity Building
The Menu is a reference tool to guide the selection of indicators in the areas of management and leadership capacity development. 


March 9, 2007
Scaling Up Resources to Develop Leadership Capacity
A 3-day orientation to LMS’ Leadership Development Program (LDP) was conducted for 20 expert facilitators from ... 


March 9, 2007
Makerere Medical School in Uganda Leads the Leadership Development Program (LDP)
Building on LMS’ orientation of faculty to the LDP curriculum in December, six facilitators from the Faculty of Medicine launched the Program at... 


March 9, 2007
PROFAMILIA/ Nicaragua Finalizes Its Strategic Plan
This NGO was one of the 10 organizations that participated in the first Virtual Strategic Planning Program (VSPP) offered by LMS... 


March 9, 2007
Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Website
The MAQ Initiative publishes Global Health Technical Briefs, two-page documents summarizing timely reproductive health topics. 


March 9, 2007
New Materials Available on the LMS Website
New content is now available on the LMS website 


March 9, 2007
RFE Grantees in Tanzania Present at the Third Multi-Sectoral AIDS Conference, December 2006
The purpose of the conference was to share new research findings/results, experiences and best practices gained and to critically examine and analyze successes and failures to improve future interventions. 


March 9, 2007
LMS Is Sole Cooperating Agency Invited to Present at a WHO Consultative Meeting, January 2006
“Strengthening Health Leadership and Management in Low Income Countries” assembled a range of high level stakeholders from... 


March 9, 2007
Nigeria: Capacity Building to Obtain Direct USAID Funding
LMS is implementing an 18-month program to enable several local NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs) to successfully meet their proposed HIV/AIDS prevention... 


March 9, 2007
LMS Reaches Out to Thought Leaders
LMS met with senior staff from the Aspen Institute and Rand Corporation in late February to engage in a discussion on the importance of leadership and management in healthcare...